In FRPS (31: 166. 1982) this species was treated as Cinnamomum caudiferum Kostermans (Reinwardtia 8: 35. 1970, "caudifer"), which was a nomen novum for Alseodaphne caudata Lecomte (Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., sér. 5, 5: 97. 1913), not C. caudatum Nees (in Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 76. 1831). However, Lecomte’s name was nomenclaturally superfluous when published, and therefore illegitimate, because it included the type of Machilus camphorata H. Léveillé (Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 460. 1911), Cavalerie 1002. Kostermans was nevertheless correct to publish a nomen novum, rather than a new combination based on M. camphorata, because the combination C. camphoratum Blume (Bijdr. 571. 1826) already existed. Subsequent to FRPS, one of the present authors (Li Xiwen) has examined the holotype of Beilschmiedia foveolata Merrill, Petelot 5380 (A), which is definitely referable to C. caudiferum. Therefore, the earliest name at specific rank, the epithet of which can be legitimately combined with Cinnamomum, is B. foveolata (1938), not C. caudiferum (1970).